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`Transaction ID 60508658 (aa?)
`Case No. 2017-0266-SG Sh72s
`IN THE COURT OF CHANCERYOF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
`Corps”
`MAINARD GAEL,individually
`and on behalf of all others
`similarly situated,
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`C.A.# 2017-0266-SG
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`Plaintiff,
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`Vs.
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`SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY,
`INC., JERRY L.
`WINCHESTER, VICTOR
`DANH, ANDREW AXELROD,
`DOUGLASJ. WALL, DAVID
`KING, EDWARD J. DIPAOLO,
`and STEVEN HINCHMAN,
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`Defendants.
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`REGISTER’S CERTIFICATE
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`I, Karlis Johnson, Register in Chancery, do hereby CERTIFYthatI
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`mailed certified copies of the Verified Complaint, a copy of the Summons, and a
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`letter to each named defendantat their last known address (if one was given) as
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`well as the principal place of
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`Sent by registered mail, return receipt requested.
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`I
`IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
`HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND
`AND AFFIXED THE SEAL OF THIS
`COURTTHIS 24™ DAY OF APRIL,
`2017.
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`
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`Register
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`in Chancery
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`EFiled: Apr 24 2017 12:22PM EDT
`Transaction ID 60508658
`Case No. 2017-0266-SG
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`April 20, 2017
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`VIA LEXISNEXIS FILE & SERVEXPRESS
`AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
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`Register In Chancery
`Delaware Court of Chancery
`34 The Circle
`Georgetown, Delaware 19947
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`Re: Gael v. Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0266-SG
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service upon the individual defendants was accomplished via special
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`process server upon the registered agent of Seventy Seven Energy,Inc. (“Seventy
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`Seven”) on April 17, 2017. Please complete service upon them pursuant to 10 Del.
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`C. § 3114 in the following manner:
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`1.
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`Within seven (7) days of the above date, please send by registered
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`mail to the principal place of business of Seventy Seven one (1) copy of the
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`Verified Class Action Complaint to the following individual defendants:
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`a. Jerry L. Winchester
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`b. Victor Danh
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`c. Andrew Axelrod
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`Register In Chancery
`April 20, 2017
`Page 2
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`d. Douglas J. Wall
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`e. David King
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`f. Edward J. DiPaolo
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`g. Steven Hinchman
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`Seventy Seven’s principal place of business is located at 777 N.W. 63rd Street,
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`Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73116.
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`2.
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`After diligent effort, we have been unable to ascertain the residential
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`addresses of any of the individual defendants. Accordingly, pursuant to 10 Del. C.
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`§ 3114, no second mailing need be madeto those defendants.
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`I have provided the necessary numberof copies of the Verified Class Action
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`Complaint for service.
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`The mailings to the individual defendants must be
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`accompanied by a statement that service is being made in accordance with and
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`pursuant to 10 Del. C. § 3114.
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`Thank you for your assistance.
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`If you require any additional information,
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`please do nothesitateto call.
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`Respectfully,
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`/s/ Seth D. Rigrodsky
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`Seth D. Rigrodsky (#3147)
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`SDR/ac
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`Case a(R
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`IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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`cSnee
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`MAINARD GAEL,individually and on behalf
`of all others similarly situated,
`Plaintiff,
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`Caeeo
`SUMMONS
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`Vs.
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`Pursuant to 10 Del.C. Sec. 3114
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`SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY,INC., JERRY
`L. WINCHESTER, VICTOR DANH,
`ANDREW AXELROD, DOUGLASJ. WALL,
`DAVID KING, EDWARD J. DJPAOLO,and
`STEVEN HINCHMAN,
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`Defendants.
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`THE STATE OF DELAWARE
`TO SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER, DLS DISCOVERY LLC
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`YOU ARE COMMANDED:
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`To Summon the above named defendants by service pursuant to 10 Del.C. Sec. 3114 upon
`Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by servingits registered agent, The Corporation
`Trust Company, which is designated for service of process in Delaware, so that within the time
`required by law, such defendants shall serve upon Seth Rigrodsky, Esquire, plaintiff's attorney,
`whose address is 2 Righter Parkway, Suite 120, Wilmington, DE 19803 an answerto the verified
`complaint.
`To serve upon defendants a copy hereof, ofthe complaint, and ofa statement ofplaintifffiled
`pursuant to Chancery Court Rule 4(dc)(1).
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`TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
`In case of your failure, within the time permitted by 10 Del.C. Sec. 3114*, to serve on
`plaintiff's attorney named above an answerto the complaint, judgment by default may be rendered
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`against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated:
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`*The text of 10 Del.C. Sec. 3114 is set out on the reverse of this Summons
`3114. Service ofprocess on nonresident directors, trustees, members ofthe governing body or
`officers of Delaware corporations.
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`C.A. No. 2017-0266-SG
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`Mainard Gael,
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`Plaintiff(s),
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`V.
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`Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Defendant(s),
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`SUMMONS
`Please effectuate service upon:
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`Jerry L. Winchester
`1.
`2. Victor Danh
`3. Andrew Axelrod
`4. Douglas J. Wall
`5. David King
`6. Edward J. DiPaolo
`7. Steven Hinchman
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`by serving the registered agent for
`Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.
`c/o The Corporation Trust Company
`1209 Orange Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
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`Pursuant to 10 Del. C. Sec. 3114
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`SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED BY
`SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER,
`DLS DISCOVERY LLC
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`!977, accepts election or
`{a) Every nonresident of this State who after September 1,
`appointmentasa director, trustee or memberofthe governing bodyofa corporation organized
`underthe laws of this State or who after June 30, 1978, serves in such capacity, and every
`residentofthis State who so accepts election or appointment or serves in such capacity and
`thereafter removesresidence from this State shall, by such acceptance or by such service, be
`deemed thereby to have consented to the appointment of the registered agent of such
`corporation (or, if there is none, the Secretary of State) as an agent upon whom service of
`process may be madein all civil actions or proceedings broughtin this State, by or on behalf
`of, or against such corporation, in which such director, trustee or memberis a necessary or
`proper party, or in any action or proceeding against such director, trustee or member for
`violation of a duty in such capacity, whether or not the person continues to serve as such
`director, trustee or memberatthe time suit is commenced. Such acceptance or service as such
`director, trustee or membershall be a signification of the consent of such director, trustee or
`memberthat any process when so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if
`served upon suchdirector, trustee or memberwithin this State and such appointment of the
`registered agent(or,if there is none, the Secretary of State) shall be irrevocable,
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`(b) Every nonresident of this State who after January 1, 2004, accepts election or
`appointmentasan officer ofa corporation organized underthe lawsofthis State, or who after
`such date serves in such capacity, and every residentofthis State who so accepts election or
`appointmentorservesin such capacity and thereafter removes residence from this State shall,
`by such acceptance or by such service, be deemed thereby to have consented to the
`appointment of the registered agent of such corporation(or,if there is none, the Secretary of
`State) as an agent upon whom service of process may be made in all civil actions or
`proceedings broughtin this State, by or on behalf of, or against such corporation, in which
`suchofficer is a necessary or proper party, or in any action or procecding against such officer
`for violation ofa duty in such capacity, whether or not the person continuesto serve as such
`officer at the time suit is commenced. Such acceptance or service as such officer shall be a
`signification of the consent of such officer that any process when so servedshall be of the
`same legal force and validity as if served upon such officer within this State and such
`appointment of the registered agent (or, if there is none, the Secretary of State) shall be
`irrevocable, As usedin this section, the word “officer” meansan officer ofthe corporation who
`(i) is or was the president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chicf financial
`officer, chieflegal officer, controller, treasurer or chiefaccounting officerofthe corporation at
`any time during the course ofconductalleged in the action or proceedingto be wrongful,(ii) is
`or was identified in the corporation's public filings with the United States Securities and
`Exchange Commission because such person is or was | of the most highly compensated
`executive officers of the corporation at any time during the course of conductalleged in the
`action or proceeding to be wrongful, or(iii) has, by written agreementwith the corporation,
`consented to be identified as an officer for purposesofthis section.
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`(c) Service of process shall be effected by serving the registered agent (or, if there is
`none,the Secretary of State) with 1 copy of such process in the manner provided by law for
`service of writs ofsummons.In addition, the Prothonotary or the Register in Chancery ofthe
`court in which the civil action or proceeding is pending shall, within 7 days of such service,
`deposit in the United States mails, by registered mail, postage prepaid, true and atlested copies
`of the process, 1ogether with a statementthat service is being made pursuantto this section,
`addressed to such director, trustee, memberorofficer(i) at the corporation's principalplace of
`business and(ii) at the residence address as the same appears on the recordsofthe Secretary of
`State, or, if no such residence address appears, at the address last known to the party desiring
`to make such service; provided, however, that if any such director's, trustee's, member's or
`officer's address as described in clause (ii) of this subsection (c) shall be the same as the
`address described in clause (i) of this subsection, then the Prothonotary or Register in
`Chancery shall be required to make only 1 such mailing to such director, trustec, memberor
`officer, at the address described in clause (i) of this subsection.
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`(d) In any action in which any such director, trustee, memberorofficer has been served
`with process as hercinabove provided, the time in which a defendant shall be required to
`appear andfile a responsive pleading shall be computed from the date of mailing by the
`Prothonotary or the Register in Chancery as provided in subsection (c) of this section;
`however,the court in which such action has been commenced may ordersuch continuanceor
`continuances as may be necessary to afford such director,
`trustee, member or officer
`reasonable opportunity to defend the action.
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`(e) Nothing herein contained limits or affects the right to serve process in any other
`Manner now orhereafter provided by law. This section is an extension of and nota limitation
`uponthe right otherwise existing of service of legal process upon nonresidents,
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`(f) The Court of Chancery and the Superior Court may make all necessary rules
`respecting the form ofprocess, the mannerofissuance and retum thereofand such otherrules
`which may be necessary to implementthis section and are notinconsistent with this section,
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`IN THE COURT OF CHANCERYOF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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`MAINARD GAEL,Individually
`and on Behalf ofAll Others Similarly Situated,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`C.A. 2017-0266-SG
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`SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY,INC.,
`JERRY L. WINCHESTER, VICTOR
`DANH, ANDREW AXELROD, DOUGLAS
`WALL, DAVID KING, EDWARD J. DIPAOLO,
`and STEVEN HINCHMAN,
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`Defendants.
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`AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
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`I, Steve McLaughlin, being duly sworn and deposedin the County ofNew Castle, State of Delaware,states:
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`lamover eighteen years ofage. lam employed by DLSDiscovery, LLC. 1am nota partyto this action.
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`On April 17, 2017, I served a true and correct copy of the following document(s):
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`e
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`Summons
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`e@ Verified Complaint
`e Affidavit And Verification Of Mainard Gael
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`on Jerry L. Winchester, Victor Danh, Andrew Axelrod, Douglas Wall, David King, Edward J. DiPaolo, and Steven
`Hinchmanthrough Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., by serving its registered agent Amy McLaren ofThe Corporation
`Trust Company,Inc., 1209 N Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
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`April 17, 2017
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`4,e OF DELme
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`GEORGETOWN,DE 19947
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`OFFICE OF THE REGISTER IN CHANCERY
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`OF THE
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`STATE OF DELAWARE
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`2) 856-5777,
`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`856-5777, $775
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`(900)
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`April 24, 2017
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`Jerry L. Winchester
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W. 63" Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C.A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C $3114.
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`Respectfully yours,ereAn,
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
`Efiled
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
`34 THE CIRCLE
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`GEORGETOWN,DE 19947
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`OFFICE OF THE REGISTER IN CHANCERY
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`OF THE
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`STATE OF DELAWARE
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`302) 856-5777,
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`oe aoueeeas
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`April 24, 2017
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`Victor Danh
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W.63" Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C.A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard,Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C $3114.
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`Respectfully yours,
`fp.brs oun.
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
`Efiled
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`OFFICE OF THE REGISTER IN CHANCERY
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`2) 856-
`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`(202)856-577
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`FAX:
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`April 24, 2017
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`Andrew Axelrod
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W.63" Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C. A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C $3114.
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`Respectfully yours,
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`April 24, 2017
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`Douglas J. Wall
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W. 63" Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C. A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuantto
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C § 3114.
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`Respeepiully yours,
`OHIEe
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`OF THE
`STATE OF DELAWARE
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`(302) 856-5777, 5775
`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
`34 THE CIRCLE
`GEORGETOWN,DE 19947
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`April 24, 2017
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`David King
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W.63" Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C. A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
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`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C $ 3114.
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`Belyours,
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
`Efiled
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`OF THE
`STATE OF DELAWARE
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`(302) 856-5777, 5775
`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
`34 THE CIRCLE
`GEORGETOWN,DE 19947
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`April 24, 2017
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`Edward J. Di Paolo
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W.63"4 Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C.A.No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
`
`Dear Sir or Madam:
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`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C $3114.
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`Respegtfully yours,
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`(apis
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
`Efiled
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`GEORGETOWN,DE 19947
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`OFFICE OF THE REGISTER IN CHANCERY
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`COURT OF CHANCERY
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`OF THE
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`STATE OF DELAWARE
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`FAX: (302)856-5778
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`(302) 856-5777, 5775
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`April 24, 2017
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`Steven Hinchman
`c/o Seventy Seven Energy,Inc.
`777 N.W.63"Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73116
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`RE: C. A. No. 2017-0266-SG
`Mainard Gael vs. Seventy Seven Energy,Inc., et al
`
`Dear Sir or Madam:
`
`Service of the enclosed true and attested copy of process is made pursuant to
`Delaware Code Section pursuant to 10 Del. C § 3114.
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`Reapepy yours,
`fnBisOea
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`Karlis Johnson
`Register in Chancery
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`KJ/kk
`Encl:
`Efiled
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